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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Alma, MI · March 7, 1987

Date
March 7, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Alma, MI
Airport
Gratiot Community Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA091
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
835 total346 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed from fuel starvation in the pattern. The pilot mistakenly switched the fuel selector to off.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT MISTAKENLY SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N12KT · 1

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